Former congresswoman Tauscher is guest speaker at Estrella-Henderson campaign event

Former Bay Area congresswoman Ellen Tauscher will be the guest speaker Tuesday fundraising event for Lisette Estrella-Henderson, superintendent of Solano County schools, who is seeking to retain her post in the June primary election.

The event, dubbed “Courage to Lead” and hosted by The Commmittee to Elect Lisette Estrella-Henderson for Superintendent of Solano County Schools, 2018, begins at 6 p.m. in the Hilton Garden Inn, 2200 The Courtyard, Fairfield.

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When she replaced former county superintendent Jay Speck last year, Estrella-Henderson, a 33-year career educator and Vacaville resident, became the first Latina and only the second woman to lead Solano County schools, a history that dates back to 1853.

In a previous interview, she laid out her campaign areas of focus, which include preparing students for 21st-century jobs; safe, high-quality schools with positive discipline interventions and social-emotional support; continued development of school and community partnerships; and fiscal solvency, transparency and accountability.

Tauscher, 66, an East Bay Democrat who once served on the House Armed Services Committee, also comes with a considerable resume.

After serving in Congress from 1997 to 2009, she went on to work, from 2009 to 2012, as Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs during the Obama administration.

Since leaving Washington, D.C., the New Jersey native and mother of one has served on several public and private corporate boards, including Southern California Edison, SeaWorld Entertainment, and the Lawrence Livermore National Security LLC and Los Alamos National Security LLC. Tauscher also serves as an adviser to the Washington, D.C., law firm of Baker Donelson on matters of defense, transportation, energy and health care. Additionally, she is a regent of the University of California.